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How to Say ‘Are you stressed too?’ in German

Bist du auch gestresst?

bist doo owkh geh-SHTREST

[bist doo owkh geh-SHTREST]

💬 Usage Tip: Yes/no questions start with the verb: Bist du...?. Turn Du bist müde around to get Bist du müde?.

Phrase Breakdown

Bist du auch

bist doo owkh

Are you also

'bist' is 'are' for 'du'. 'auch' means 'also'. Its 'ch' is a throaty sound, like clearing your throat softly.

Example

Bist du auch hier?

Are you here too?

Words in this phrase

Bist

[bist]

are

Second person singular present tense of 'be'.

Example

Bist du müde?

Are you tired?

[doo]

you

The pronoun 'du' in nominative form.

Example

Du bist schön.

You are beautiful.

auch

[owkh]

also / too

Used to say also or too when returning a wish or adding something.

Example

Auch nach dem Karriereevent sollten wir in Kontakt bleiben.

We should stay in touch after the career event too.

gestresst?

geh-SHTREST

stressed?

Borrowed from English but said the German way: 'ge-SHTREST', with 'st' sounding like 'sht'.

Example

Ich bin oft gestresst.

I'm often stressed.

Words in this phrase

gestresst

[geh-SHTREST]

stressed

Adjective for feeling under pressure or tension.

Example

Sie ist heute sehr gestresst.

She is very stressed today.

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